Taylor v. City of Springfield

—The plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,000 on account of injuries, *264received by a fall in consequence of a defective sidewalk in the city of Springfield. The petition contains two counts. , The one charges that the defective construction of the sidewalk was the cause of the mis bap: the other charges that the accident was due to the sidewalk being out of repair. The answer is a' general denial, and a plea of contributory negligence. The jury made a general finding. The defendant moved in arrest of judgment, claiming that the failure of the jury to find on each count separately…